4th mission - The Spider's Stratagem M&M: Heroes VI Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
Main quest: Bleeding world
Goals: conquering six cities on the surface
Reward: 40000 XP, archbachelor's crown (+5 magic power, +50 mana, +5 mana regeneration)
This is the most difficult scenario in the game. We will be constantly attacked by an enemy who has numerous and quality advantage, on all fronts. We should have few heroes to defend our borders - Anastasya won't hold all those duties alone.
Fort number one...
| ...and number two
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We should begin expansion from conquering forts on north and west (M14,2) - nearby mines and dwellings improve our developing (lack of crystals could be a problem). Next step is moving further - enemy's residences are on the northern and eastern end of a map (M14,3), so we should go there (but not in both directions at once). On this stage of a game, will be many evasions and tricks of opponent, but we should remember that his heroes aren't as powerful as their cities. So we should leave one hero in a capitol and start attack with second one (supported by third hero) in chosen direction.
After taking a castle we'll thrown out from Sheoghu.
| So we should collect all items earlier
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Localization of enemy's fortresses is marked on maps - it's good idea to take over his forts earlier (M14,4). Sooner or later we'll see that enemies are coming not only from cities but also from weird portals (M14,X1) - those lead to Sheogh, where the most powerful castles are. If we feel strong enough, we can go in there - those castles are part of our task. During battles we should especially beware of mothers breeder, pit lords and succubus - those are the most important troops in hell army. To defeat them, we should keep resurrecting our units, support them with proper abilities (life drain is useful) and curse enemy a lot (darkness magic). During assaults we should put on the first line lamasu and vampires; other units as a support. Such tactic should give us a win.
Attack only when you'll be sure of winning
| Too many castles in my head
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With every conquered underground castle (M15,1) Anastasya get acquainted with Uriel's memories - that's how she will know who force her to kill Slava. When all castles are taken, this mission ends, and next activates - From a heart, from a mind.
Main quest: From a heart, from a mind
Attention! This quest is available after finishing Undead politics!
Goals: reaching portal and defeating Uriel
Reward: 55000XP
Before we fight with an angel, we should armed ourselves seriously - our enemy has huge amount of HP and servants. Luckily, til now we should kill all Inferno's leaders so no one's interrupt us and we have as many time as we want to.
Heaven dance
| And real Fall.
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When we go through the portal (M14,5) we'll faced Uriel. To defeat him we have to not only kill him, but also all his army. This seems rather small - but is very powerful. In battle we should focus on them, not on Uriel himself - killing them quickly decreases Uriel's offensive abilities. As we can have unlimited amount of units, battle is rather easy - we should smash him our number only.
When Uriel and his soldiers dies, scenario and all campaign ends.
Secondary quest: Bones against Demons
Goals: collecting a thousand skeletons
Reward: 25000 XP, +3 to magic power, +25 to blood reputation
Quest makes himself - if we will play long enough, we should collect required number of units. What is interesting, to this task counts not only skeletons we have in army, but all we recruit(ed) during mission. It makes this quest even easier.
Secondary quest: Tear of Asha
Goals: collecting four parts of moon disk.
Reward: 30000 XP
Parts we are looking for are scattered through all the land - finding them won't be easy task. Luckily they are all marked on illustrations and map below.
When we collect all items, we receive Tear of Asha - it 'll make us very rich. After building proper structure in our capitol we increase also our populations.
One piece is on the east...
| ...second in the middle...
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...third on the west...
| ...and fourth on the southern west.
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